Yesterday’s most significant news in the race for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination came, not from Constitution Hall in the nation’s capitol where the Heritage Foundation, CNN and American Enterprise Institute hosted a candidate debate, but rather in Missouri where Newt Gingrich’s campaign was the only campaign that failed to file for Missouri’s February 7th primary.

True, the February 7th primary is not binding, but Missouri officials say the results help guide how caucus goers will vote in March. All of the other candidates thought it was worth the investment to pay the state’s filing fee. Newt wanted to save his money. Which is really what his candidacy is all about, anyway.